EXPECT more ratings downgrades and a rapid outflow of foreign investment if the government does not quickly spell out its plans to fix the economy. Ratings agencies Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded South Africa’s sovereign...
A call for national unity accompanied the presentation of the massive infrastructural spending the presidency will coordinate over the next few years. In his address to the presidential infrastructure investment conference in Sandton on Friday,...
Lwandle Malumbete, from the DBSA Mpumalanga Business Unit, opened the proceedings at the Mpumalanga Public Private Partnership organised by 3S Media in association with Akanya Media. Malumbete’s presentation to delegates outlined the development...
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa arrived in Hyderabad, India on Tuesday to attend the meeting of the eleventh Conference of Parties (COP11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The South African delegation...
At the start of October, Pikitup rolled out its second phase its Separation at Source Project to the Zondi serviced depot areas in Soweto. The project not only encourages residents to recycle their household refuse, which is ordinarily tossed away,...
The Plastics Institute of South Africa (PISA) has announced the winners of the Student Design Competition, held in partnership with POLYCO (the industry association promoting the recycling of polyolefin plastics in South Africa), Plastics|SA,...
Imperial cargo has taken delivery of six new Freightliner Argosy trucks from Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA). These new generation vehicles are around 800kg lighter than the average comparable trucks from Europe which means they can carry a...
With the appointment of its new Managing Director, Vincent Chirouze, Xylem South Africa is set to expand its business further into the African continent, while remaining committed to the needs of its customers. Vincent Chirouze recently joined...
Delays in the implementation of the country’s electricity master plan, the Integrated Resources Plan 2010 (IRP 2010), showed a lack of leadership and would place an economic recovery in jeopardy, say experts. Professors Ernst Uken and Philip Lloyd...
